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May 7, 2026

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Crypto Risk Appetite Report 7th May 2026

This week's edition of our Market Sentiment Report.

BLOCK SCHOLES BTC RISK APPETITE INDEX: The early April crossing of the Risk Appetite Index from below -0.5 has seen spot price so far outperform the mean return across all historical cases since 2021. Yesterday BTC broke out past $82K, its highest level since the US-Iran war began, as sentiment across risk assets rallied amidst signs of easing geopolitical tensions.

BLOCK SCHOLES ETH RISK APPETITE INDEX: Risk Appetite in ETH continues to lead the way, having been the first major crypto-asset to cross the RA value of 1 in April, a region which typically marks bullish spot price momentum. Altcoins continue to lag behind, with SOL, SUI and XRP Risk Appetite yet to cross past the same threshold.

BLOCK SCHOLES ALTCOIN RISK APPETITE INDEX

BLOCK SCHOLES XRP RISK APPETITE INDEX

BLOCK SCHOLES SUI RISK APPETITE INDEX

BLOCK SCHOLES SOL RISK APPETITE INDEX

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Thahbib Rahman

Research Analyst

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BLOCK SCHOLES BTC RISK APPETITE INDEX: The early April crossing of the Risk Appetite Index from below -0.5 has seen spot price so far outperform the mean return across all historical cases since 2021. Yesterday BTC broke out past $82K, its highest level since the US-Iran war began, as sentiment across risk assets rallied amidst signs of easing geopolitical tensions.

BLOCK SCHOLES ETH RISK APPETITE INDEX: Risk Appetite in ETH continues to lead the way, having been the first major crypto-asset to cross the RA value of 1 in April, a region which typically marks bullish spot price momentum. Altcoins continue to lag behind, with SOL, SUI and XRP Risk Appetite yet to cross past the same threshold.

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BLOCK SCHOLES BTC RISK APPETITE INDEX: The early April crossing of the Risk Appetite Index from below -0.5 has seen spot price so far outperform the mean return across all historical cases since 2021. Yesterday BTC broke out past $82K, its highest level since the US-Iran war began, as sentiment across risk assets rallied amidst signs of easing geopolitical tensions.

BLOCK SCHOLES ETH RISK APPETITE INDEX: Risk Appetite in ETH continues to lead the way, having been the first major crypto-asset to cross the RA value of 1 in April, a region which typically marks bullish spot price momentum. Altcoins continue to lag behind, with SOL, SUI and XRP Risk Appetite yet to cross past the same threshold.

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